Fast Bikes – Issue 236

If all this sunshine is making your sportsbike gland itchy, you better hot-foot it down the newsagents and buy the only known cure – Fast Bikes magazine. Liberal application will prevent symptoms becoming irritating, but can induce long periods of riding, retail therapy and dangerously long periods of self-indulgent behaviour and happiness.

Upgrade Parade – Battle of the TwinsDeciding between Ducati’s 1198 and KTM’s RC8 is hard enough, but then what about the ‘S’ and ‘R’ variants? Are they worth the extra coin? We test them all to bring you answers…

Half-pint Fight – 250cc SportsbikesDeciding between Ducati’s 1198 and

LaunchSuzuki GSX1250 FASuzuki’s new budget big bike has landed – and it’s a hell of a lot of bike for the buck, too.